Welcome to paging Dr. Gupta. As you know by now, this is the podcast where your health questions

drive the conversation. And it's so fascinating to hear what's on your mind. So Kira, who's up first?

All right, Sanjay. First up, we have Annie from New York City. And I feel like now is the time that a lot of people are starting to spring clean.

And so her question couldn't come at a better time.

So let's take a listen.

Hi, this is Annie.

I'm 22 and I'm calling me as I'm wondering if you have any thoughts on how our space impacts

our happiness.

Living in New York, our quarters are very tight.

It was very small, and I'm wondering how organization and space impacts my happiness

and whether I should prioritize enough more to increase my quality of life.

Well, Annie, first of all, thank you for the question.

I have to tell you, you're 22 years old. I have three

daughters who are just a little bit younger than you. So this topic comes up in our own home

all the time. And my oldest daughter, she's now in college. And we just had a conversation about

her space recently as well. And I'll tell you, it's interesting because I think when they were younger,

my daughters were not great about keeping their space uncuttered, but it has changed throughout

their lives. So maybe these things sort of evolve. I'm not sure, but I'd be curious about that

for you as well. Was this something that you dealt with your whole life, sort of the idea of thinking about organization, or is this something more recent?

Nevertheless, you know, there's the old adage that a cluttered space leads to a cluttered mind.

Not everyone agrees with that, but I think there's probably some degree of truth.

Research has shown that living in a cluttered environment can trigger anxiety, it can trigger

...